Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty arrested under terror laws

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25414812.scottish-screenwriter-paul-laverty-arrested-under-terror-laws/

by ahothabeth

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  1. > One witness told The National that Laverty had been arrested in the Summerhall courtyard, with officers allegedly instructing people to **delete video of the incident or face terror charges**.

    Interesting

  4. Government giving Palestine Action a solid 2 months in the press and counting. I’d wager they would not have got this kind of attention even if they were breaching a different military base security for a new Banksy project every week.

  5. It’s obvious that many PA activists intentionally desire to get arrested, but genuinely why – what purpose does this serve other than waste police time?

    It’s not like they’re even protesting for Palestine. They’re literally protesting for a proscribed terrorist group – and the discussions will always focus on their questionable decisions as a consequence.

    I’m genuinely curious about their motivations, is it egocentric – do they think they’ll go down in the history books as some sort of revolutionary figure, or do they genuinely believe that this will get people onside or even talking about the Isreal/Palestine conflict.

  8. >It is understood that Laverty faces a terrorism charge for wearing a T-shirt stating: “Genocide in Palestine time to take action”.

    >In other cases, the garment has been alleged to be in support of Palestine Action, a protest group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the Labour Government in July.

    …

    >Laverty was arrested in the Summerhall courtyard, with officers allegedly instructing people to delete video of the incident or have their phones seized.

    what the actual fuck?

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